Eleganticeras exaratum Young and Bird 1828 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae

Alternative combinations: Ammonites exaratus, Cleviceras exaratum, Harpoceras exaratum

Synonyms: Ammonites erratus Simpson 1855, Ammonites multifoliatus Simpson 1855, Monestieria errata Simpson 1855

Belongs to Eleganticeras according to M. Benzaggagh et al. 2022

See also Bécaud 2006, Howarth 1962 and Howarth 1992

Sister taxa: Eleganticeras elegans, Eleganticeras elegantulum

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): diameter 82.3, shell diameter 147.0

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Bulgaria (1 collection), Canada (59: Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon), France (2), Germany (6), Morocco (4), Spain (7), Tunisia (1), the United Kingdom (15), United States (3: Alaska, Nevada)

Total: 98 collections including 100 occurrences

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